IND vs SL | Twitter reacts as Virat Kohli century drives India to 1-0 series lead with 67-run victory

01/10/2023

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India started the three-match ODI series on a positive note as they beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Virat Kohli registered his 45th ODI century with a knock of 113 runs from 87 balls while Umran Malik starred with the ball, taking three scalps in the fixture.

India continued their winning momentum from the T20I series against Sri Lanka by securing a handsome win in the first ODI. Batting first, the hosts posted a huge total of 373/7 as openers Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill both scored fifties, ending up with scores of 83 and 70 runs respectively. However, Virat Kohli was the star of the show as he notched up the 45th ODI century of his career with 113 runs from 87 balls.

While chasing the target, Sri Lanka were never in contention for winning the game as the Indian bowlers kept hitting the right areas. Dasun Shanaka played a lone hand by scoring 106 runs from 88 balls but Sri Lanka managed to score 306/8 by the end of the innings. Mohammed Siraj was lethal with the new ball and took two wickets in his opening spell. Umran Malik was impressive as well with his fiery pace and outdid his more experienced counterpart with three wickets to his name. The trio of Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, and Yuzvendra Chahal meanwhile chipped in with one wicket each. As a result of the clinical display from the bowling unit, the hosts managed to beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs.

Very competitive

That's that from the 1st ODI. win by 67 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the series.

Scorecard -
— BCCI (@BCCI)

Little too much

Missed this sight a little too much.🫶🏻
— 20E0620 Ananthan (@20e0620)

Owner of pull shot

No one can hit a pull shot like this, I repeat no one🥵🥵

The owner of pull shot ::

𝐑𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚
— 𝚃𝙰𝚁𝚄𝙽  (@Rofied7)

All noted

How many of you all noted said that should promote himself in the batting order.
— Abdurrahman Nawaz (@AbrNawaz7)

Matters more

Sometimes how u achieve it matter more than wht getting achieved 💯💯 🔥
— Shreya 🇮🇳 (@nimbus20012022)

Great start

A great start for 2023 for Virat, scoring his 73rd International and 45th ODI Century , well played Team India
— Fahad Khan (@Fahad82716754)

Talk about emotions

STAR Sports has got the two most bitter, cynical Kohli haters - Gambhir & Manjrekar - in the studio to talk about the "emotions" of a Kohli century. LOL 😂
— Sohini M. (@Mittermaniac)

Fan of SL